Haptic Feedback to Overcome Barriers for Visually Impaired Users in Digital Audio Workstations

Karpodini, Christina and Michailidis, Tychonas and Creed, Chris and Williams, Ian (2025) Haptic Feedback to Overcome Barriers for Visually Impaired Users in Digital Audio Workstations. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction. ISSN 1044-7318

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Abstract

Accessibility barriers associated with Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) for users who are Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) are well established. However, there has been a lack of research that examines how musical hardware devices are used as assistive tools and their role in improving DAW workflows. Nineteen participants from the BVI community were interviewed to detail their workflows, highlighting methods, benefits, and challenges of integrating musical hardware devices within their DAW. Results found that sixteen participants are using at least one hardware device (e.g., Komplete Kontrol) in their workflows as an accessibility tool for DAW features (e.g., FX parameters). Participants’ choice of hardware devices was influenced by multiple factors, such as technical specification, accessibility features, usability, and cost. Finally, we highlight suggestions for future research and development areas with a particular emphasis on proposing ways of implementing vibrotactile feedback that will enhance DAWs’ accessibility.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1080/10447318.2025.2464899
Dates:	Date Event 27 January 2025 Accepted 3 March 2025 Published Online
Subjects:	CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-01 - computer science
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Computing
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2025 14:09
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2025 14:09
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16223